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  1. Wow again. The June 2023 Buick Bugle (Buick Club of America) features 1933 Buick. Low depression era production (lowest since 1914) means you have a very rare & special car.
  2. I'm wrong about surviving to 1940s Holdens. The visor base here is like the Fisher Buick 1939 style here (about 10th image): https://www.bgsclassiccars.com.au/product-page/1948-holden-fx-sedan
  3. Jolly John's items match the ones we had on our New Zealand assembled Fisher bodied 1939 Buick that were damaged somehow. I replaced them with repros that fitted but were not exactly the same (no ridge as seen on Jolly John's. I suspect that yours is the Holden assembled product and you might need to check out Vauxhall / Buick / Pontiac / Oldsmobile / Chevrolet parts/wreckers. This isn't necessarily a product that would change every year & I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't survive on the late 40s early 50s Holdens!
  4. With the help of Google image search, one thing lead to another to find similar image has been here (and a couple elsewhere) before https://forums.aaca.org/topic/327061-1930s-car-mascot/ Consensus seems to be: made by Faith Manufacturing, Chicago, probably as an aftermarket product.
  5. Manager vs proprietor. The focus of the 1919 story was stolen tires. I wouldn't place too much weight on the exact status of Jones. Might have been an employee manager, but just as equally a proprietor - manager. The 1920 census was interested in employment status, hence the proprietor record. I think information from pump historians is the key.
  6. Some parameters: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ The Democratic Advocate April 09, 1915, Mr C.H. Watkins will in a few days have his commodious garage in Ridgeville completed. The Democratic Advocate. May 07, 1915, Mr Watkins is of the Ridgeville Garage. The Democratic Advocate, May 30, 1919, Tires stolen from Ridgeville Garage, Charles Jones, manager. 1920 US Census, Mount Airy, Maryland Charles Jones age 22, proprietor, auto garage. 1930 US Census, Mount Airy, Maryland Charles W Jones age 33, repair ,automobiles. Other sources indicate C W Jones full name is Charles Winter Jones and he died in 1983. The Democratic Advocate, August 23, 1918 Charles Winter Jones, Ridgeville, among the drafted soldiers leaving for Camp Meade. The photo is sometime after 1915 (Watkins). Jones is the garage “Manager” in 1919 and “proprietor” in 1920. I wondered if the photo is of a young man proud of his new business and was taken in 1919-1920. But now with the discussion on pumps, maybe it’s a photo celebrating the installation of new gas pumps in the 1920s.
  7. A recently widowed member of our local club has found this in her late husband's treasures. The immediate reaction by our members is "it's off a Packard". But a quick look in Google images doesn't find a good match. No makers or other ID on the base. Any clues of what this delicate creature might be?
  8. This video of the Bethel Buick is about 4 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfMdkbF-N2I
  9. Happy with halogen (6v) on the '39.
  10. Looks like your informant is right about leather/vynal. Check out the old Aussie newspapers at trove.nla.gov.au Here is an example: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244539038 New Buick for 1938 advertisement. deep sprung Relax-o-form Leather Seating Wool Pile Carpet front and rear. No mention of head liner or door trim. Our NZ 39's head liner was taupe before an upholsterer replaced it with grey (NZ assembled Fisher). The advert suggests leather was standard with Holden.
  11. Thanks Alan. With a bit of imagination the J turns into a 6, just like the 6 after the 3.
  12. Have a look at Morgan Wright's comment & images here: https://forums.aaca.org/topic/151726-1941-buick-speedometer-removal/page/2/ I suspect it has the same function as the light above the 60 at the top of the 120 mph speedo. The placement of the text "bright lights" seems a bit weird on the 110 mph.
  13. We had exactly the same once with our '39 at 30 mph on town streets. Not working hard but a jerky ride. OK under power. The culprit was a leak where the carburettor fits onto the manifold. Air was being sucked in. A little tightening of the securing nuts might be all it needs, or you might need a new gasket as well.
  14. Our '39 with the later wiper transmission (cream & black cars above) has an arm about 8½ inches long and 9 inch blade, total about 13 inches. Bob's Automobilia has 7 inch arms claimed to suit 1937-1940 plus the acorn nuts and the 9 inch blades.
  15. Did it come from Indianapolis? It looks a lot like this 1937 Buick Century coupe: https://www.classicdigest.com/cars/buick/century/128021
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